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Vanessa Cai
Reporter, China
Vanessa Cai is a reporter for the China desk, based in Shanghai. Previously she worked for Caixin Global in Beijing and Shanghai-based news outlet Sixth Tone.
Vanessa Cai is a reporter for the China desk, based in Shanghai. Previously she worked for Caixin Global in Beijing and Shanghai-based news outlet Sixth Tone.
Areas of Expertise:
Chinese politics, social issuesLanguages Spoken:
English, Mandarin
A 50-year tradition of panda diplomacy appears to be reaching its end with the last pair set to leave amid heightened diplomatic tensions.
Meanwhile, Manila says Philippine fishing boats were targeted by Chinese coastguard water cannons near disputed South China Sea reef.
Incidents near the disputed Scarborough and Sabina shoals threaten to undermine recent efforts to put relations on a ‘healthier’ footing.
Japan’s Diet hears concerns about economic effects of Beijing’s countermeasures in the wake of Sanae Takaichi’s comments on Taiwan.
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The White House says it wants to deter a conflict over the island, ‘ideally’ through its military advantage.
Largest state-owned carriers including China Southern and Air China continue free refunds or itinerary changes amid diplomatic row.
Japan’s possible sale of Type 03 missiles to Manila comes as Tokyo moves to loosen arms-export rules, raising fresh concerns in China.
Analysts say Beijing will continue to push for a retraction, but some argue that the Japanese leader cannot risk a domestic backlash.
Foreign ministry and state media turn up the heat on Tokyo as countries continue to clash over Sanae Takaichi’s Taiwan comments.
US president’s conversations with Chinese and Japanese leaders suggest Washington is engaged in a delicate balancing act, analysts say.
Japan lodges complaint with China over media filming of Liu Jinsong and Masaaki Kanai after their talks, as diplomatic row worsens.
Fans of Kokia and JO1 left disappointed as diplomatic dust-up over Sanae Takaichi’s comments ripples out into the economy.
String of official advisories has made some Chinese tourists wary while others are on the lookout for bargain airfares as spat spirals.
US-China tensions, restricted access and Western-centric thinking seen as key obstacles to gaining ‘full picture of modern China’.
Chinese foreign ministry calls Japanese leader’s remarks ‘egregiously wrong’ and urges Tokyo ‘to immediately correct itself’.
The warning comes after Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi says a conflict over Taiwan could be seen as a ‘survival-threatening situation’ for Tokyo.
The Japanese prime minister’s comments about military intervention were unusually direct for such a sensitive topic.
Sanae Takaichi’s assertion that contingency could allow Tokyo to engage in military action called ‘blatant interference’ in internal affairs.
Amid tighter US and European markets, diversification and localisation can minimise risks, Le Yucheng tells annual forum.
Embassy complains the event breached the one-China policy, but Foreign Minister Winston Peters describes the criticism as a ‘mistake’.
Ambassador Xie Feng says most pressing task is to follow up trade progress made in Malaysia with results to ensure stable ties.
As China prepares for Apec summit next year, Wang Yi says advances in host city Shenzhen showcase extent of China’s reforms.
The US president declined to elaborate, telling American television viewers that ‘I can’t give away my secrets’.
Observers say Chinese envoy’s comments about ‘indigenous’ Okinawans not intended to question Japan’s rule over southern prefecture.
Lee Jae-myung says Seoul aims to work with Beijing based on ‘equal cooperation’ to advance trade, supply chains and exchanges.
Beijing has yet to congratulate Takaichi, who holds controversial positions on Taiwan and Japanese wartime history.
Commentary highlights ‘political polarisation’ and recent large-scale protests against Donald Trump, says tariffs ‘backfired’ on Americans.
Chinese politics, progress and governance cannot be fully explained by existing theories but are ‘demonstrably effective’, conference hears.
Last week’s countermeasures could compel the Trump administration to be ‘more pragmatic’ in trade talks with China, experts say.
